Two Hours

Name: Two Hours
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Ed Caesar
ISBN: 9781681418032

Author: Ed Caesar

Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi

Unabridged: 7 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 11/03/2015

Categories: Nonfiction, Sports & Recreation

Synopsis

Two hours, to cover 26 miles and 385 yards. Its running's Everest, a feat once seen as impossible for the human body. Now we can glimpse the mountaintop. The sub-two hour marathon requires an exceptional feat of speed, mental strength, and endurance. The pioneer will have to endure more, live braver, plan better, and be luckier than any who has run before. Ed Caesar takes us into the world of elite runners: the greatest marathoners on earth. From big-money races in the United States to remote villages in Kenya, Two Hours is a book about a beautiful sport, that few people understand. It's about talent, heroism, and refusing to accept defeat. It's a book about running that is about much more than running... it's a human drama like no other.

About Ed Caesar

Ed Caesar is an author and a contributing writer to The New Yorker. Before joining The New Yorker, Caesar wrote stories for The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Outside, The Smithsonian Magazine, Esquire, The Sunday Times (London), British GQ, and The Independent. He has reported from a wide range of countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kosovo, Russia, and Iran. He has won a number of awards for his journalism, including the 2014 Journalist of the Year from the Foreign Press Association of London. His first book, Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon, was awarded a Cross Sports Book of the Year award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on October 14, 2015

We are hardwired to discover new ways to challenge ourselves To run a 26 miles and 365 yards of a marathon in under two hours it would be necessary to run at an average pace of 4 hours 34 seconds per mile. This book sets out to explore the likelihood of this happening and, if it were to happen, w......more

Goodreads review by Ilia on August 03, 2015

It's good journalism and storytelling. Being perfectly honest I don't know how much interest this book will hold for non-runners, but I found it fascinating. There are four main themes there - the history of marathon running, the assault on the titular "two hours" record, the analysis of Kenyan runn......more

Goodreads review by Tara - runningnreading on November 12, 2015

While not exactly what I'd expected, Ed Caesar has done a remarkable job of cohesively stringing together information that he's gathered over much time spent with elite Kenyan (primarily, there is also some exposure to Ethiopian elites, as well) runners; he has given generously of his time, resource......more

Goodreads review by Matt on October 25, 2015

The fly-on-the-wall insider account is a hallmark of sports literature, and when the subjects are open and engaging and on-field happenings dramatic and captivating (think A Season on the Brink and more recently Collision Low Crossers) these books can be some of the best of genre. Long-distance run......more

Goodreads review by Nicolene on May 26, 2020

I read this on recommendation of my marathon-man husband. I really enjoyed it, because it does not only speak to running as a science and hobby, but also telling the personal and inspiring stories of running heroes who grew up in the mountains of Kenya and ended up breaking world records and making......more